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the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his record. the guy created jobs. he's a job creator. we need that. jobs are the greatest moral issue when people are working, families are stronger. number two, he was governor of massachusetts. they went from deficits to surpluses from job loss to job creation. then you look at the olympics where he was a pure leader. look at his history. it tells you who he is. he's pragmatic, no question about it. he's also tough, firm and understands job creation. in terms of people not getting him, the first debate, i have never seen a debate have this much impact. the first debate gave people the chanc
the question is, which romney are voters going to get? which romney would they elect. the liberal one who ran for senate in '94, the pragmatic governor, the candidate of this year's gop primary? all politicians change positions over time. his changes raise questions over his core principles and make the details all the more troubling. would he stand-up to his own party, especially house republicans who undercut ohioan john boehner's attempts. how do you respond to that? >> look at his...
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it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing states. romney, especially, since the first debate in early october. how do you read this race. >> let's assume everyone is right that ohio is the linchpin which i think is reasonable supposition. you have a southwest national polls to include gallup and rasmussen that show romney with four, five, or six point lead and another one tomorrow and this is a bipartisan poll which is a sell it poll, reliable poll, showing romney up five nationally. in the battleground states. it is the battle ground poll is the name of it, a national
it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing...
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it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing states. romney, especially, since the first debate in early october. how do you read this race. >> let's assume everyone is right that ohio is the linchpin which i think is reasonable supposition. you have a southwest national polls to include gallup and rasmussen that show romney with four, five, or six point lead and another one tomorrow and this is a bipartisan poll which is a sell it poll, reliable poll, showing romney up five nationally. in the battleground states. it is the battle ground poll is the name of it, a national
it never leaned romney. romney has never had a lean during the entire year in ohio but, look, part of the disadvantage romney has and part of the reason you have the headquarter numbers so big is because obama has been fighting for ohio for four years. they enough turn down their structure from four years ago and obama, romney, because of the primaries could not put as much focus on so that is a disadvantage. >> there clearly has been movement in the polls inabilitily and in the swing...
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this ironically and the timing was bad for mitt romney, wassed only senate campaign that romney had actually weighed in on with an endorsement. and so the democratic national committee aired this ad to get into this debate. >> this fall, i'm supporting richard mourdock for senate. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> this is man who i want to see in washington, to make sure that we cannot just talk about changing things, but actually have the votes to get things changed. >> this follows of course the todd akin, the candidate in missouri, talking about legitimate rape. carly fiorina, this seems to be a cultural problem within the republican party. you can't lay this at the feet of mitt romney to be sure. there are a lot of women who are seeing this as fundamental disrespect for women, that is part of the republican party. how do you see it? >> first of all, talk about bad timing for mitt romney's endorsement. mourdock said a really bad thing and he apologized. and in other words, in that state there are two pro life
this ironically and the timing was bad for mitt romney, wassed only senate campaign that romney had actually weighed in on with an endorsement. and so the democratic national committee aired this ad to get into this debate. >> this fall, i'm supporting richard mourdock for senate. >> even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that god intended to happen. >> this is man who i want to see in washington, to make sure that we cannot just talk...
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giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> more to come from chuck todd. thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of the "new york times," ej dionne of the "washington post." i feel like the final stretch is going to be dominated by the fight over the economy. it's what ultimately can tip the scales. we have seen now an argument from the president that is about trust. and this is how he lays it out against governor romney. >> there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. you know, you want to know that the person who is applying to be your president and commander-in-chief is trustworthy. that he means what he says. that he's not just making stuff up. d
giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> more to come from chuck todd. thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of the "new york times," ej dionne of the...
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romney needs just one of those. if we were to take this out and put colorado and iowa back in, you have virginia. there's a poll out showing president obama up four there. that's 270, even if you were to give romney iowa and colorado, he's at 268. not quite enough, and that's as tight as it gets, thomas. >> thanks so much. i will talk more with you, but i found out we're cutting to mayor michael bloomberg giving an update to hurricane preparedness for hurricane sandy. >> there's no chance the mass transit will be back in time to serve people. we're worried about cleanup, even though the storm should aabate dramatic alally into tuesday. sandy will make landfall south of atlantic city this evening, and that keeps new york city well within the damage zone of the storm. as of now we're under a coastal flood warning from now through 3:00 p.m. on tuesday. a high wind warning through 6:00 p.m. tomorrow. this is a massive storm. hurricane-force winds extend some 175 miles in every direction of this center. the storm may str
romney needs just one of those. if we were to take this out and put colorado and iowa back in, you have virginia. there's a poll out showing president obama up four there. that's 270, even if you were to give romney iowa and colorado, he's at 268. not quite enough, and that's as tight as it gets, thomas. >> thanks so much. i will talk more with you, but i found out we're cutting to mayor michael bloomberg giving an update to hurricane preparedness for hurricane sandy. >> there's no...
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romney has never led in ohio. he has never led in nevada, wisconsin, iowa, never, and none of the polls. okay. and so what you get here is a situation where, at the moment, he's trying to perpetuate the momentum by coming on with this argument that he is moderate mitt. a little bit of trick-or-treat for the halloween season here. like what is this real mitt. but he wants -- >> sounds like and obama talking point. >> no. the fact is, that is the try he's making for the few voters that remain, that he's not the guy that barack obama castigated as a hard hearted extremist, and i think that is why paul ryan has disappeared from the map for the most part. he's off, and you don't see him in a place like ohio or wisconsin. >> chris: he's in ohio, right now. >> made a major address in cleveland. >> and... >> alabama, you will see him in south carolina. >> one day, please -- >> please, please, get out of here. >> as a matter of fact, it is an inconvenient fact, juan. >> chris: he was in ohio. >> let me say, the key here is
romney has never led in ohio. he has never led in nevada, wisconsin, iowa, never, and none of the polls. okay. and so what you get here is a situation where, at the moment, he's trying to perpetuate the momentum by coming on with this argument that he is moderate mitt. a little bit of trick-or-treat for the halloween season here. like what is this real mitt. but he wants -- >> sounds like and obama talking point. >> no. the fact is, that is the try he's making for the few voters...
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slight romney lea now with the rasmussen poll. people could get turned off and not want to vote for somebody, if they are bombarded with negative ads. do you think romney made the right call with the timing of suspending the campaigning? >> greg: i guess so. makes sense. more about the media using the storm as a way to pollster obama. bolstering obama through like a full charm offensive. first, he will be there with the shres rolled up. then the tide will be gone. then the jacket by the third day. the fema offensive in boxers doing a briefing. i think a lot of this coverage is frightening. to the kids at home, don't be scared. monsters in the sky only come down to eat you if you talk back to your parents. >> eric: you make a good point, bob, turn-out. clearly across the board, you hear people saying a high turn-out would benefit president obama. >> bob: yeah. >> eric: a storm will put a damper on turnout. >> bob: probably not seven days from tomorrow. but damper on turn-out for people voting early. >> kimberly: maryland. >> bob: t
slight romney lea now with the rasmussen poll. people could get turned off and not want to vote for somebody, if they are bombarded with negative ads. do you think romney made the right call with the timing of suspending the campaigning? >> greg: i guess so. makes sense. more about the media using the storm as a way to pollster obama. bolstering obama through like a full charm offensive. first, he will be there with the shres rolled up. then the tide will be gone. then the jacket by the...
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romney for 206. this will be a close election. it will center on the nine states with 111 electoral college votes. a path for the victory for both candidates there. if you have the momentum, we saw the poll over the weekend in ohio. the showing of the newspaper association poll showing a dead even race in ohio. five points for obama. when they last tested here a number of weeks ago. shows momentum on romney side. the question is does he have momentum to push him perhaps 270. >> bret: quick answer of impact of the storm, hurricane sandy and what it means for the race? >> could it mean -- i think it's freezing the race. it's hard for either romney or obama to break through with new, with some new initiative while everybody is focused on sandy. i don't think it affects the turnout. >> bret: karl? >> it could effect turn-out. people affected by this; particularly, people unable to cope with it might be less likely to turn out. let's see when the storm hits. when it passes. if people can put themselves ba
romney for 206. this will be a close election. it will center on the nine states with 111 electoral college votes. a path for the victory for both candidates there. if you have the momentum, we saw the poll over the weekend in ohio. the showing of the newspaper association poll showing a dead even race in ohio. five points for obama. when they last tested here a number of weeks ago. shows momentum on romney side. the question is does he have momentum to push him perhaps 270. >> bret:...
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mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: james what is the romney campaign's response to the fact checking? >> they haven't spoken publicly about it. they have kept it very low-key, i think they hoped that no one would really notice. there is unquestionably damage done to mitt romney because of his opposition to the auto bailout. the obama campaign is aggressively running ads around romney saying let detroit go bankrupt. >> bill: uh-huh. >> and romney knows he needs to deal with it. yesterday romney had three events, spoke about 25 minutes at each of them didn't say a word about the bailout or anything like that, and at each event any obama response was the auto bailout. and chrysler denies the claim in that ad that they are going to be sending jeep jobs to china. and portman introducing romney noted that he had supported the auto bailout when it happened and then made that whole pitch which is ultimately romney is better than you than obama. i think if it wasn't for the auto bailout romney would probably be ahead i
mitt romney will fight for every american job. >> romney: i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >> bill: james what is the romney campaign's response to the fact checking? >> they haven't spoken publicly about it. they have kept it very low-key, i think they hoped that no one would really notice. there is unquestionably damage done to mitt romney because of his opposition to the auto bailout. the obama campaign is aggressively running ads around romney saying let detroit...
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romney has nailed down unless something changes. romney's going to win florida. and he made that prediction based on the math of the i-4 corridor. you guys, can you lose the i-4 corridor and win florida? it's nearly impossible, right? >> well, we're not going to lose the i-4 corridor, and we don't agree with those numbers. and if you look at the enthusiasm just reflected in the turnout in the i-4 corridor, we really -- we beat the republicans in early voting this weekend in hillsborough county, which is one end of the corridor. we beat them in orange county as well. and if you even look at seminole county, which also has a significant republican registration advantage, we beat them, just barely, but we beat them in early voting turnout. we're running up numbers that are going to ensure that president obama carries the i-4 corridor and carries the state of florida. i mean, we just have a ground game that is really superior to them. and we have enthusiasm that has blown the doors off of early voting, even better numbers than 2008. >> we will be watching. debbie was
romney has nailed down unless something changes. romney's going to win florida. and he made that prediction based on the math of the i-4 corridor. you guys, can you lose the i-4 corridor and win florida? it's nearly impossible, right? >> well, we're not going to lose the i-4 corridor, and we don't agree with those numbers. and if you look at the enthusiasm just reflected in the turnout in the i-4 corridor, we really -- we beat the republicans in early voting this weekend in hillsborough...
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he has a better health care position in governor romney -- than governor romney. they talk about how terrible obamacare is. how it robs medicare. let me tell you what the worst thing we can do is, stay with the status quo. last week the big headline on the front page saying a big reason that working people in this country have not got a rate is because so many paying health care premiums. 6% of our national income is a $1 trillion a year. it was killing us. what happened since obamacare past? we just past two years in a rolw at the lows and a decade fr the first time in 51 years. we have $1.3 billion in refunds, including $11 million to 143,000 people in ohio. why? because the law says 80% to 85% of your interest premium has a good health care not to profits. 3 million and people have health insurance for the first time in their lives. starting next year, over 30 million americans will be able to afford health care for the first time. for them or their children with pre-existing conditions. the president did do exactly what congressman ryan did in his budget. he b
he has a better health care position in governor romney -- than governor romney. they talk about how terrible obamacare is. how it robs medicare. let me tell you what the worst thing we can do is, stay with the status quo. last week the big headline on the front page saying a big reason that working people in this country have not got a rate is because so many paying health care premiums. 6% of our national income is a $1 trillion a year. it was killing us. what happened since obamacare past?...
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romney was supposed to be in virginia yesterday campaigning. of course that got canceled because of sandy. he ended up campaigning in ohio, he and paul ryan. at all three stops there, mitt romney was talking about the stops and his prayers for people in harm's way. take a listen. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >> reporter: romney today's got an event coming up in a few minutes in ohio. then it's on to iowa and then on to wisconsin as well. but his campaign is doing stuff to help people out back on the east coast, people being affected. andrea saul said in north carolina, new hampshire, pennsylvania and virginia, we'll be collecting supplies at our victory offices to deliver local storm relief. in virginia, we are loading storm relief supplies onto the romney bus to be delivered. it's not the same as going to a fema news conference like the president is doing. but romney is tryi
romney was supposed to be in virginia yesterday campaigning. of course that got canceled because of sandy. he ended up campaigning in ohio, he and paul ryan. at all three stops there, mitt romney was talking about the stops and his prayers for people in harm's way. take a listen. >> i know that right now, some people in the country are a little nervous about a storm, about to hit the coast and our thoughts and prayers are with the people who will find themselves in harm's way. >>...
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what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because mitt romney's people believe they're closing that race. but it does change everything. the key here is to not look too political. if you do that, that cob a backlash not only the states along the coastline that are impacted by this but across the entire country. it's messy out there not only weatherwise but also politically. >> you two actually interviewed the president over the weekend. you looked him in the eye. do you think he's feeling the heat, mika? >> i do. and i think that he's also enjoying the game. we were out there on the
what does mitt romney do? that's the big question mark. >> real quickly, this close to the election, does it matter if they've got to cancel these rallies? and what about their ads? if you're wall-to-wall coverage in some of these markets, the television ads aren't airing, right? >> no, they're not airing. you look at the states on the east coast that will be the most impacted, virginia and new hampshire. those states really matter. obviously, pennsylvania matters as well because...
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>> ann romney is keeping her schedule. the wife of mitt romney. so, yes, bill clinton is doing his schedule. he's doing the same events that he was going to do with the president except for the virginia portion of it. but they are going, bill clinton goes from florida today, orlando to youngstown, ohio. all of the surrogate stuff is still happening. at that point that's mechanics. that's about all of these events at this point are about mechanics on the ground get out the vote, identifying the volunteers and supporters you need to identify to people to get them to the polls. >> that was chuck todd. the president is expected to make remarks updating everybody on the storm. that's expecting in about 45 minutes after the hour and we intend to bring you those remarks live. governor romney has cancelled several of his political events. he has one in iowa he's keeping but the political calendar somewhat frozen as we deal with hurricane sandy. we're back after we get a check of your local news. ♪ threemendous. [ male announcer ] say hello to mcdonald's
>> ann romney is keeping her schedule. the wife of mitt romney. so, yes, bill clinton is doing his schedule. he's doing the same events that he was going to do with the president except for the virginia portion of it. but they are going, bill clinton goes from florida today, orlando to youngstown, ohio. all of the surrogate stuff is still happening. at that point that's mechanics. that's about all of these events at this point are about mechanics on the ground get out the vote,...
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we went to north carolina, a state that went for the president last time but is swinging toward mitt romney now. and we found the story of the economy in the death and life of asheboro. asheboro grew up on manufacturing, its factories filled with generations of families who built their town near purgatory mountain. but in 2008, asheboro was named one of america's fastest dying towns. the folks there were never going to quit, but they are still struggling. why are we stuck somewhere between recession and recovery? no one better to ask than those who live around purgatory. in randolph county, there's no escaping the second election since the great recession. nonstop, the tv promises a better day or warns of a worse one. folks around here have seen a lot of both. ( whistle blows ) those days start with the signature sound of asheboro at the acme-mccrary textile company. it opened the year that some of its workers helped put a republican in the white house, william howard taft. it was 1909. 103 years later, bill redding runs the place. at its peak, how many employees did you have? >> bill reddi
we went to north carolina, a state that went for the president last time but is swinging toward mitt romney now. and we found the story of the economy in the death and life of asheboro. asheboro grew up on manufacturing, its factories filled with generations of families who built their town near purgatory mountain. but in 2008, asheboro was named one of america's fastest dying towns. the folks there were never going to quit, but they are still struggling. why are we stuck somewhere between...